Soil organic carbon pools and stocks in permafrost-affected soils on the tibetan plateau.

The Tibetan Plateau reacts particularly sensitively to possible effects of climate change. Approximately two thirds of the total area is affected by permafrost. To get a better understanding of the role of permafrost on soil organic carbon pools and stocks, investigations were carried out including...

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Main Authors: Corina Dörfer, Peter Kühn, Frank Baumann, Jin-Sheng He, Thomas Scholten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3582616?pdf=render